Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba at The Triple Door on March 16, 2010

Artist: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Date: March 16, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
City: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba in Seattle
Venue: The Triple Door
Address: 216 Union St
Venue phone: 206-838-4333
Country: US
Admission: $20 Advance / $23 Day of Show
Age restrictions: All Ages
Box office: 206-838-4333
Notes: “The back of their new album shows Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba standing on the street with the legendary train station of Bamako behind them. In the 80s a young Bassekou Kouyate played a concert there together with members of the famous Rail Band. During the show Bassekou suddenly stood up and walked up to the front of the stage. For the first time a ngoni player strapped his instrument over his shoulder like an electric guitar and was playing a solo standing up. The audience was stunned. Traditionalists even started a debate after the concert about whether this young man was allowed to change the style of playing ngoni. What was new then has long become common practice in Mali today.”
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